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Old Feb 26, 2014, 3:41 am
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chinmoylad
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Originally Posted by behuman
Stupid name for a brand I love. The good news it keeps at least Tata out which as just another crap company keen for prestige for its newly rich shareholders would have ruined the brand anyway (see Aman).
Tata?

Originally Posted by vincentb89
I liked the previous name better, mainly because it suited their train journeys ..
(BTW Belmond doesn't mean "beautiful world" in french, the word itself is not part of the french language)
They're trying to do an Aman with a portmanteau, which, ironically, I believe is also a portmanteau!
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